San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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byiu[byìiú]

flea

(Spanish) pulga

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

byol[byo’ol]

agave flower bud

(Spanish) botón de flor de maguey

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

byub[byùùu’b]

Atta cephalotes

leaf-cutter ant

(Spanish) hormiga arriera

Example: Photo by momoto-erick / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Atta cephalotes Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

byuc[byu’c]

hawk

(Spanish) halcón

byug

type of wrap for women

(Spanish) tipo de enredo de las mujeres

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

byung

type of wasp

(Spanish) tipo de avispa

Speaker: Geraldina Lopez Curiel

Byuti![byutìi!]

Come in! (informal)

bzeiny[bzèiny]

bzeiny

deer

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

bzeiny[bzèiny]

bzeiny

deer

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bzeinyne Dyoz yuad lugwary re[bzanée Dyooz yúad lugwaary rée’]

welcome to this place; God has brought you

(Spanish) bienvenidos a este lugar; Dios los ha traido a ustedes

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bzhony

(Spanish) cucharilla

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

bzhu

earthquake verb

(Spanish) temblor

Speaker: Geraldina Lopez Curiel

bzhug

nail (of a finger or toe) noun

(Spanish) uña

Speaker: Geraldina Lopez Curiel

Bzhuny mniny.

The child ran.

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bzhya[bzh:yàa]

witch (female)

(Spanish) bruja

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Bzhyeily pwert.

The door opened.

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bzi yu

peanut

(Spanish) cacahuate

Speaker: Geraldina Lopez Curiel

bzia

cocoa

(Spanish) cacao

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

bzia bá[bean without soup]

beans without soup

(Spanish) frijol sin caldo

Speaker: Geraldina Lopez Curiel

bzicy[bzi’icy]

bzicy

type of parasitic plant

(Spanish) un tipo de planta parácita

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bzigui[bziguih]

black widow spider

(Spanish) araña negra, viuda negra

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

bzilo[bziloh]

eye

(Spanish) ojo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bziny[bzihny]

mouse

(Spanish) ratón

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

bzya[bzyààa’]

bzya

beans

(Spanish) frijoles

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bzya lá

beans that have been milled

(Spanish) frijol quebrado

Speaker: Geraldina Lopez Curiel

bzya nyeu

bean flour

(Spanish) frijol molido

Speaker: Geraldina Lopez Curiel

bzyan[bzyaàa’n]

sibling of the opposite sex; brother (of a female), sister (of a male)

(Spanish) hermano (de una mujer), hermana (de un hombre)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bzyeu

lightning

(Spanish) rayo

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

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Dictionary produced by Brook Lillehaugen, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer.
Supported in part with funding from a NSF REU Site grant (PI Harrison, Building Digital Tools to Support Endangered Languages and Preserve Environmental Knowledge in Mexico, Micronesia, and Navajo Nation, Award #1461056). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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how to cite: Lillehaugen, Brook Danielle, Felipe H. Lopez, Pamela Munro, with Savita M. Deo, Graham Mauro, and Saul Ontiveros. 2019. San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 2.0. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/sanlucasquiavini

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